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Feb 2, 2008 8:21 AM CST

Polls Predict Easy Ride for McCain

State-by-state look gives him Super Tuesday victory

(Newser) - Snowballing support for John McCain means he could just about wrap it up on Super Tuesday, TPM Election Central reports. A state-by-state look at the 21 races sees him leading in most and, thanks to differing rules on apportioning of GOP delegates, McCain will walk away from Romney states with...

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

Feb 1, 2008 8:56 PM CST

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

The states moving fastest from right to left are not in the East

(Newser) - The political geography of Western states has been shifting from Republican to Democratic, and four—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona—could be winnable for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the first time in decades, Colorado Confidential writes. Party brass wouldn’t talk up a “Western strategy,”...

The Early Word on VP Hopefuls

OPINION

Feb 1, 2008 8:33 PM CST

The Early Word on VP Hopefuls

Blogger handicaps chances on both tickets

(Newser) - With the presidential race down to four major candidates, Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza turns his prognosticating to the second lines on the November ballot. Who’s in the running to be VP:

McCain: Mike Huckabee’s a short-list shoo-in, social conservative Tim Pawlenty and McCain go way back, and

...

Sizing Up the Seismic Shifts

OPINION

Feb 1, 2008 6:52 PM CST

Sizing Up the Seismic Shifts

Journal 's Peggy Noonan calls this year's races confounding and exciting

(Newser) - Like politics? If so, "you are waking up each morning with a spring in your step" because of this year's political hayride, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. The conservative essayist sizes up the shifts—Democrats rebelling against the Clintons; Republicans thumbing their noses at conservative leadership—...

LA Times Picks: Obama, McCain

OPINION

Feb 1, 2008 6:12 PM CST

LA Times Picks: Obama, McCain

Calls Obama 'an inspiring candidate,' McCain 'genuine'

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today endorsed Barack Obama and, with some qualifications, John McCain, in party nominations. While either Democratic hopeful “would make a strong nominee,” it wasn’t hard to pick the one “most focused on steering the nation toward constructive change,” it writes. “...

Coulter Picks Clinton Over McCain

Feb 1, 2008 3:40 PM CST

Coulter Picks Clinton Over McCain

Right-wing icon calls Democratic hopeful 'more conservative'

(Newser) - Conservative shock pundit Ann Coulter endorsed Hillary Clinton over John McCain today, adding to the right-wing furor over McCain's ascent by saying New York's junior senator is “more conservative than he is.” If McCain gets the GOP nod, Coulter says she's not only ready to vote for a...

Can the Right Grin and
Bear Him?

Feb 1, 2008 3:00 PM CST

Can the Right Grin and Bear Him?

Some conservatives forgive McCain's flaws, but haters hold out

(Newser) - As John McCain assumes the GOP frontrunner position, can right-wingers look past the maverick's previously unacceptable positions on immigration, gay marriage, campaign finance, tax cuts, and global warming?Some of them are warming up in a hurry, reports the New York Times. “He has moved in the right direction strongly...

Risky Loan Helped McCain Hold On

Feb 1, 2008 7:45 AM CST

Risky Loan Helped McCain Hold On

Senator took $3M gamble, complete with death clause

(Newser) - John McCain's Lazarus-like return to the top of the race for the Republican presidential nomination required a huge gamble, writes the Washington Post—a $3 million loan last November to fund his struggling campaign, which was not only broke but $500,000 in the red. McCain had put up his...

Mitt Spending Big in
Super Tuesday States

Jan 31, 2008 9:28 PM CST

Mitt Spending Big in Super Tuesday States

Ad buy may force McCain to match

(Newser) - The Romney campaign revealed today it will make a major ad buy in California and several other February 5 states. A spokesman said Mitt made the decision this morning, CBS reports; a small advertising budget would have signaled the campaign didn’t like its chances for the nomination. Romney, worth...

Governator Endorses McCain

Jan 31, 2008 12:24 PM CST

Governator Endorses McCain

Schwarzenegger calls candidate 'a great American hero'

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed John McCain for the GOP nomination today at a Los Angeles solar energy company, calling his fellow Westerner a hero and a great American. Standing beside the candidate and new Mac backer Rudy Giuliani, Arnie stressed their shared concern over climate change, and praised McCain as “...

Obama Pulled In $32M in January

Jan 31, 2008 11:34 AM CST

Obama Pulled In $32M in January

Meanwhile, McCain makes headway after beginning '08 in debt

(Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $32 million this month, the Washington Post reports—a massive number in such a short span. The Democrat's campaign manager reported 170,000 new donors in January, raising the total number of contributors to 650,000. The best fundraising day was immediately following Hillary Clinton’s...

Dems: Who Can Beat McCain?

OPINION

Jan 31, 2008 10:43 AM CST

Dems: Who Can Beat McCain?

As GOP rallies round McCain, Hillary must battle Obama and the Clinton negatives

(Newser) - With the presidential race narrowed by yesterday's big defections, David Broder sees a clear favorite in each party. Despite lingering opposition from "unelected conservative ideologues," McCain's got the nod, the payoff for dogged stumping in New Hampshire and huge endorsements heading into the big states. But on the...

Scribe to Papers: Stop Endorsing

OPINION

Jan 31, 2008 8:19 AM CST

Scribe to Papers: Stop Endorsing

Getting behind pair of opposites—ie, Obama and McCain—is 'schizophrenic'

(Newser) - Newspapers should stop endorsing candidates, Philadelphia Daily News blogger Will Bunch writes, because the practice makes editorial pages look disingenuous. Most papers have been stepping up with one nod to a Democrat and another to a Republican, he notes; what could be more ridiculous than supporting Barack Obama and John...

Rush Limbaugh Rips McCain

Jan 31, 2008 7:07 AM CST

Rush Limbaugh Rips McCain

GOP roasted for failure to find McCain rival

(Newser) - Right-wing pit bull Rush Limbaugh laid into newly anointed GOP frontrunner John McCain yesterday in a mock "non-concession" speech, in which he said McCain is not acceptable to conservatives and blamed the Republican party's "fractured" base for failing to produce a more palatable contender. "All the candidates...

Arnold Will Back McCain

Jan 30, 2008 9:15 PM CST

Arnold Will Back McCain

With Giuliani gone, Schwarzenegger prepares to terminate his neutrality

(Newser) - With his friend Rudy Giuliani now out of the race, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to endorse John McCain tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times reports. The governor promised recently not to take sides, but aides say things have changed now that Giuliani has dropped out. Schwarzenegger considers both men close...

McCain, Romney Spar
in California Debate

Jan 30, 2008 7:36 PM CST

McCain, Romney Spar in California Debate

Former Mass. governor questions front-runner's conservative credentials

(Newser) - Mitt Romney took aim at John McCain's conservative credentials at a debate in California tonight, looking for a chink in the front-runner's armor less than a week before Super Tuesday, the AP reports. McCain, endorsed by Rudy Giuliani hours earlier, shrugged off the attack. The two also sparred on Iraq,...

Rudy Drops Out, Backs McCain

UPDATED

Jan 30, 2008 5:14 PM CST

Rudy Drops Out, Backs McCain

As expected, the former NYC mayor ends bid after weak finish in Florida

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani ended his bid for the presidency as expected today and endorsed John McCain, the AP reports. Giuliani made his announcement at the Ronald Reagan library in California, one day after a disappointing third-place finish in the Florida primary. With McCain at his side, Giuliani called it a "...

Mitt's Seconds Looking More Like Lasts

OPINION

Jan 30, 2008 2:46 PM CST

Mitt's Seconds Looking More Like Lasts

Without big win, and taking lumps from departing GOP rivals

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is “almost there” in his quest to narrow the GOP race to two, but the men he’s beating are hanging tough against him—and the silvers aren’t adding up to gold. The departing Rudy Giuliani is passing the torch to John McCain, while Mike Huckabee—...

Hispanics Key to Both Fla. Wins

Jan 30, 2008 8:10 AM CST

Hispanics Key to Both Fla. Wins

Seniors also tip scales for McCain, Clinton

(Newser) - The Hispanic vote clinched the Florida victories of both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the Miami Herald reports. McCain's POW experience especially resonated with Cuban-Americans, and Hispanic voters' fondness for Bill Clinton boosted Hillary, who won among Hispanics by a 2-1 margin over Obama. The strong presence of retirees also...

McCain Grabs Frontrunner Crown With Florida Win

Jan 30, 2008 4:27 AM CST

McCain Grabs Frontrunner Crown With Florida Win

Momentum shadowed by some concerns

(Newser) - GOP hopeful John McCain won in Florida last night by pulling together the same coalition that worked for him in New Hampshire and South Carolina: moderates, voters concerned about the economy, and those most disenchanted with Bush. Romney campaigned on "fixing Washington" but McCain is the candidate with a...